Seeing The Bazaar In Qarshi

Uzbekistan has the best local markets and Qarshi's main shopping area is a fine example of the crossroads of a city all crammed together, selling anything and everything.

View of one section of the market. The usual rows of vendors under a little bit of weather protection.

Fresh loaves of bread, still in the delivery truck. And in old cardboard boxes, way to upcycle. Chick pea display, tenderly art directed. Humble.

Uzbek staples. Bales of cotton, brooms, and cooking oil.

Entertaining piles of toys. Babies bursting and a soldier, creeping up on some farm animals.

The Charmin of the East, bear toilet paper. That's rough. Not the best selling approach?

Mincing the meat. Hard to tell the photo ads from the real thing. Parts of the market look a little abandoned during a slow day.

The Egg Room.